She learned about love first... in the back seat of a car. Her second lesson came soon after, on autumn leaves no less fallen than she — and none more scarlet. From then on she had a—
BAD NAME... and the whole town whispered:
A — for the autumn when Dan Duncan branded her with it...
P — for Bill Pearsall, whose love might redeem it...
R — for reckless, which is what she was with...